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McFarlane, Leslie
Leslie McFarlane. Seventh Accrual. - 1912-1969. - 16 cm of textual records and
graphic material.
Note: These documents were scattered throughout the fourth accrual of Brian
McFarlane. They have been assembled in this order by the archivist.
Box 25
Manuscripts:
F.1 "Cobalt Pioneer", [1930s?], ts., 6 pp. Note: the ts. carbon is in a
previous accrual, Box 24, F.1
F.2 "The Farm in the Valley", paginated 1, 3, 4-6, 9-21, ts. carbon, 18
pp. Hand written on p. 21 is an "alternative title 'roots in the rock'".
F.3 "Montville Boy Makes Good", photocopy of ts., paginated 3-24, 22 pp.
F.4 "With Good Intent", ts., paginated 1-9. Witten on page 1 is "JHM" but
J.H. McFarlane did not write in this style thus it has not been placed with
this accrual. Also in the files are incomplete untitled typescripts and
typescript carbons as follows: "My real estate consisted of a log cabin in
clearing"; "I was an apprentice clerk at Fort Temiskaming ."; "little house" (2
copies, both paginated "3")
F.5 Untitled typescript carbon, "In the interests of encouraging the
Indians to farm .", paginated 1-2, 4-8;7 pp.
F.6 Poems, untitled one leaf, typed on recto and verso: "A friend of mine
thinks he knows it all", "Old Jap Gibbons hasn't much hair". Note: text bears
some similarity to a poem in a previous accrual, Box 24, F.16
Correspondence:
Family:
F.7 From his father, J.H., 1936-1939
F.8 From his mother, Rebecca (nee Barnett), 1928
F.9 Telegram from his brother Frank re the death of J.H., 3 Jan. 1939
F.10 From Dick re J.H.'s estate, 27 Jan. 1939
F.11 From Leslie to his wife Amy and children, 1925-[Jan. 1939]; from Amy
to Leslie, 1955
F.12 Letters from Amy's father, Stephen Arnold, 1944, n.d., to Leslie and
Amy: also two envelopes addressed to Miss Arnold.
F.13 Leslie to his daughter, Norah, n.d.
F.14 Leslie to his son Brian, 1938-1976; some of the later letters are also
addressed to Brian's wife, Joan
F.15 Leslie to Brian, n.d.
F.16 Brian to Leslie, 1942-1970
F.17 Leslie to his family, ca. 1972; a farewell to them before he dies;
computer print, not signed
General:
F.18 Eric Aldwinckle to LM, 17 April 1940
F.19 Tom Clement (Phi Sigma Kappa), telegram 7 May 1954 to LM and AM re
their son Brian
F.20 Gretchen Clink to LM, n.d.
F.21 Wilson MacDonald to LM, 17 Jan. 1947
F.22 Maclean's Magazine to LM, 16 Dec. 1937 encl. copy of letter from J.H.
McLaren, 14 Dec. 1937
F.23 Charles G.D. Roberts to LM, 11 Jan. 1932
F.24 Willson Woodside to LM, 16 Dec. 1928
F.25 Correspondence about LM:
E.P. Dutton & Co. Ltd. (John Macrae) to Robert Thomas Hardy, 20 Aug. 1930;
to Mrs. Thomas Hardy, 26 Mar. 1934; also the last page of a contract; Saturday
Evening Post to Maximilian Beck, 5 July 1939; Mrs. Allan A. MacFarlane to
Robert Thomas Hardy Inc.; Methuen Publications to TV Guide, 14 July 1977; Great
Canadian Theatre Company to Methuen Publications, 27 June 1978.
F.26 Photographs (7):
-- reprint of older b&w photograph of the Arnold sisters in 1918; Amy later
married LM
-- studio portrait, b&w, of LM in display folder; the date "1923" has been
written in pencil beside the photo
-- studio portrait, b&w of LM with his brothers taken by L.C. Smith,
Smith's Studio, Cobalt, Ont. in display cover; the date "1923" has been written
in pencil beside the photo.
Note: the image of LM in these two photos is quite different; it is unlikely
both could have been taken in 1923.
-- LM with his colleagues from the Public Relations staff, Department of Munitions
and Supply, Ottawa, 1943.
-- LM in a television studio; b&w reprint of an older photo
-- LM with Pierre Berton, Farley Mowat, and Margaret Laurence with a Canada Day
1977 cake, b&w. taken by the Hamilton Spectator possibly in April, see
F.32.
-- "VE Day celebrations, Sparks Street Ottawa, May 1945"; b&w snapshot
possibly taken by LM
Personal documents:
F.27 Amy Arnold: certificate of confirmation, 29 Oct. 1912; death
certificate issued by Husel and Playfair Funeral Directors, 21 Sept. 1955
F.28 Publication lists of LM's writings:
Handwritten lists, 1929-1933, photocopy of handwritten list, 1934-1941; typed
list, 1924-1927. Note: A photocopy of the typed list is in an earlier accrual,
Box 24, F.22.
F.29 Genealogical materials, including the Tully, Arnold and Giles families
Published, printed and photocopied materials:
F.30 David Tomas, "He wrote first of the Hardy Boys series", Toronto
Daily Star, 8 Oct. 1969, p. 31. News clipping.
F.31 David Palmer, "A Last Talk with Leslie McFarlane", interview at Mohawk
College, 23 April 1977, the day after LM had received an award at the Canada
Day festival of Canadian literature. Computer print out, 8/17/2005,
water-damaged.
F.32 "Interview Notes", photocopy of ts, 6 leaves.; fragment of
biographical note paginated 2; "It was almost 30 years ago when I met a man by
the name of Leslie McFarlane", computer print, 1 leaf.
F.33 About LM: news clippings containing stories about LM, 1946-1971; some
are not dated.
F.34 Front cover or dust-jacket of Dave Fearless in the Black Jungle
by Roy Rockwood. This item was originally framed in glass which had shattered
in transport. Roy Rockwood was an LM pseudonym.
F.35 Colour photocopies of two Street &Smith's Sport Story magazine
covers, 1 Jan. 1937 and 1 Jan. 1939.
F.36 Obituaries of LM, various news clippings.
Writing (published):
F.37 "The Last of the Great Picnics", photocopy from unknown book, pp.
190-97. See Box 18 for the manuscript. "The Kid from Frobisher", photocopy from
unknown book, pp. 13-58
F.38 "Rare Character Shone in Obscurity", Toronto Mail and Empire,
28 Jan. 1935, photocopy of news clipping. The news clipping does not provide
full bibliographical details - they have been taken from a computer scan of
this item located in the sixth accrual.
F.39 "A Matter of Principle", Canadian Magazine, Oct. 1936.
Photocopy which contains some text on p. 5 which is missing from the tear-sheet
in the oversize item below.
F.40 Photocopies of stories in MacLean's Magazine: "M. Potivin's
Choice", 1 May 1932; "The Duplicity of Emile", 15 July 1932; "The Brothers of
Mademoiselle", 15 July 1933; "How to Play a Harp", 15 March 1941; "The Cat
Called Claudius", 1 July 1942 [a copy of this is in an earlier accrual, Box 23,
F.5 but that copy is not complete; a bound copy is listed below]
Tear-sheets bound in red hard covers with "The Dynamite Flynns" and "Leslie
McFarlane" stamped in gold letters on the spine. This item has not been placed
in a file folder. All the stories are from Street &Smith's Sport Story
Magazine. None of the bibliographic information was saved. Stories have been
listed in the order they are bound.
-- "The Dynamite Flynns", Parts I, II, III
-- "Trouble on Skates", Parts I, II, III
-- "Pepper Pot"
-- "Rough Necks on Skates"
-- The Softy at Centre Ice"
-- "Goalie Garrison's Goat"
-- "Too Slow to Count"
-- "They Didn't Know Hockey"
-- "Front Page Center", Parts I, II, III
-- "Stanley Cup Jitters"
-- "Home-Town Hero"
-- "Don't Bet on Hockey"
Oversize item:
Tear-sheets bound in red hard covers with "Maclean's Magazine" stamped in gold
letters on the spine. A typescript prepared by LM describes the contents of the
volume placing some of the contents in context; it is not bound into the
volume. It contains stories from magazines other than Maclean's. Maclean's
Magazine changed its spelling from MacLean's to Maclean's during this time
period. There is a handwritten note from Wilf to LM, 19 March 1973: "Include
this in the will with the bottle of rum." Stories and articles have been listed
in the order they are bound.
-- Cover of Maclean's Magazine, 5 Feb. 1942; nothing by LM is listed on the
cover and there is nothing from the magazine following
-- "Grandpère Rides Again", Country Gentleman, Jan. 1939; copies of this
is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4
-- "The Great Cook Claude", Maclean's Magazine, 1 Sept. 1939; a copy of
this is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4 but it lacks the date
-- "The Mare Hortense", Country Gentleman, date of publication not
printed
* -- "Gaston the Great", MacLean's Magazine, 1 July 1931; an incomplete
photocopy of this can be found in the sixth accrual
-- "The Good Cow of M. Jolivet", MacLean's Magazine, 15 Jan. 1931
-- "Montville Boy Makes Good", MacLean's Magazine, 1 Mar. 1933
-- "The Lunacy of Lucien", MacLean's Magazine, 1 Nov. 1936; a copy of
this is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4
-- "The Future of Gerard", Maclean's Magazine, 1 Oct. 1935; a copy of
this is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4. That copy lacks p. 33 while this
copy lacks p. 11.
-- "The Dignity of Pierre Labonne", n.d., news clippings; the title is not
printed but is typed on the first page of the paper that these clippings have been
pasted on.
-- "M. Potvin's choice", Maclean's Magazine, 1 May 1932; a photocopy of
this story is in F.40 in this box.
-- "Good Goalies are Scarce", Maclean's Magazine, 1 Feb. 1942; copy of
this is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.5, with the cover; a additional copy
of this is found later in this volume following the second copy of the item
immediately below.
-- "But Mr. Referee, You Lug -",, Maclean's Magazine, 1 Dec. 1940;
copies of this are in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.5. An additional copy is also
found in this volume, following "Wakeville, Awake!".
-- "Hungry Fighter", Maclean's Magazine, 15 Jan. 1941; copies of this
are in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.5
-- Cover of Maclean's Magazine, 15 Dec. 1941
-- "Canadian Christmas 1940", poem, Maclean's Magazine, 15 Dec. 1940;
copies of this are in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.5
-- "Merry Christmas McKane!", Maclean's Magazine, 15 Dec. 1941; the
cover for this is bound in before the 1940 poem; copies of this are in an
earlier accrual, Box 23, F.5
-- "Kelsey Skates Again", Maclean's Magazine, 1 Feb. 1941 with the
cover; copies of this are in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.5
-- "Kelsey Skates Again", Maclean's Magazine, 15 Feb. 1941; copies of
this are in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.5
-- "A Matter of Principle", Canadian Magazine, Oct. 1936
-- "Doodads on the Doohickey", Maclean's Magazine, 15 Jan. 1942
-- "A Sentimental Pilgrim", MacLean's Magazine, 1 March 1928
-- "Murder at Lone Wolf", Maclean's Magazine, 1 Jan. 1936; a copy of
this is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4
-- "Murder at Lone Wolf", Maclean's Magazine, 1 Feb. 1936; a copy of
this is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4
-- "The Root-House," Maclean's Magazine, 1 Nov. 1927; the. complete
issue is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4
-- "The Breed of Pioneers", MacLean's Magazine, 15 April 1929
-- "The Mystery of Number Nine", MacLean's Magazine, 1 Dec. 1928
-- "The Mystery of Number Nine", MacLean's Magazine, 15 Dec. 1928
-- "Grandpaw Foglesby's Leg", Maclean's Magazine, 15 Sept. 1940; copies
of this are in an earlier accrual, Box 24, F.5
-- "Wakeville, Awake!", Maclean's Magazine, 15 March. 1940 with cover, 1
Apr. 1940, 15 Apr. 1940, 1 May 1940; copies of these are in an earlier accrual,
Box 24, F.4
-- Two stories which appear previously in the volume; see above
-- "Dunkel from Dunkelburg," Maclean's Magazine, 15 Feb. 1936; a copy of
this is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4
-- "A Cat Called Claudius", Maclean's Magazine, 1 July 1942
-- "A Canadian Eldorado", Maclean's Magazine, 15 Dec. 1931; an incomplete
copy of this is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4
-- "It Wasn't All Luck", Maclean's Magazine, 1 Jan. 1932; an incomplete
copy of this is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4
-- "How Deep Is Down?", Maclean's Magazine, 15 Feb. 1938, 1 Mar. 1938;
copies of these are in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4
-- "Mine-Money Triangle?", Maclean's Magazine, 15 Apr. 1938, 1 Mar.
1938; a copy of this is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4
* -- "Little Long Lac", Maclean's Magazine, 1 Feb. 1935; a copy of this
is in an earlier accrual, Box 23, F.4
"Sturgeon River Stampede", Maclean's Magazine, 15 Nov. 1934
The following periodicals accompanied this accrual. They will be catalogued.
Street & Smith's Sport Story Magazine
XLVI, no. 5 (10 Mar. 1935)
XLVI, no. 6 (25 Mar. 1935)
XLVII, no. 1 (10 Apr. 1935)
L, no. 1 (1 Jan. 1936) [no cover]
L, no. 2 (2 Jan. 1936)
L, no. 3 (1 Feb. 1936)
L, no. 4 (2 Feb. 1936)
LI, no.1 (1 Apr. 1936) [2 copies; one has "Made in Canada" printed on cover]
LIV, no. 1 (1 Jan 1937)
LIV, no. 2 (2 Jan. 1937)
LIV, no. 3 (1 Feb. 1937)
LIV, no. 4 (2 Feb. 1937)
LIV, no. 5 (1 Mar. 1937)
LV, no. 1 (1 Apr. 1937)
LV, no. 4 (2 May 1937)
LV, no. 5 (1 June 1937)
LVII, no. 1 (1 Oct. 1937)
LVII, no. 4 (2 Nov. 1937)
LVII, no. 6 (2 Dec. 1937)
LXI, no. 6 (2 Dec. 1938)
LXII, no. 2 (2 Jan. 1939)
LXII, no. 3 (1 Feb. 1939)
LXII, no. 5 (1 Mar. 1939)
LXII, no, 6 (2 Mar. 1939) [bottom half of cover is missing]
LXIV, no. no. 3 (1 Aug. 1939)
Ace Sports Monthly
VII, no. 2 (Feb. 1938)
Mystery Stories
XV, no. 3 (Sept. 1938) [no cover]
Complete Detective Novel Magazine [no cover or title page]
The following book also accompanied this accrual; it too will be catalogued.
Stuart Gilbert, James Joyce's Ulysses: A Study by Stuart Gilbert
(London, Faber & Faber, 1932). Inscribed "Leslie McFarlane from Stuart
Gilbert with the compliments of James Joyce. Paris, October, 1933".
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